Long-term Kentucky bluegrass cultivation enhances soil quality and microbial communities on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Nature-based Solutions (NbS) provide a comprehensive strategy for environmental management, focusing on the protection, sustainable use, and restoration of natural and modified ecosystems. Cultivated grasslands are a form of NbS, offering benefits such as increased biodiversity, improved soil fertility, and greater ecosystem resilience. They are widely acknowledged for their positive impact on restoring degraded grasslands. Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.) is widely used for restoring degraded grasslands on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. However, long-term cultivation of Kentucky bluegrass can lead to above-ground degradation, which challenges its effectiveness in restoring ecosystem health.

Methods

This study investigates the impacts of Kentucky bluegrass cult

SUBMITTER: Li S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11973338 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature